the security council has responded with new sanctions. the resolution requires union nations to deport official who is violate resolutions. the sanctions include a freeze on assets believed to be linked to the country's nuclear or missile programs. it's now mandatory to inspect cargo that would be related to weapons development. crews of ships who refuse inspections will not be allowed to dock. previous resolutions only requested such action. council members have expressed concern over the use of diplomatic privileges. >> these sanctions will bite an bite hard. they increase north korea's isolation and raise the cost to north korea's leaders of defiing the international security. >> to address the nuclear address and to prevent isolation. >> japan's u.n. ambassador urged officials to think hard about what path they should take. it took the security council just over three weeks to pass this resolution. we've beenollowing the story. how did the security council act so unanimously in. >> the key here was the u.s. and china worked together.

and a large part of that is leveraged on the security council. but we have new india, no brazil, no party from outside of this frozen grouper. this is an enormous problem for the security council, and one that there is no structural way to overcome and the reason why is pretty simple. if you say to any of the current members, why don't you step on down, france and britain, really ought to combine a single european union's seat and then there's a lot of having and hawing and germany pops up and says heck, we are one of the world's great economic superpowers, no military to speak of and we can't do anything from a marshall standpoint but we pay for everything. so we actually deserve a seat. and we don't have a military there, not entirely true but we should have a seat because we are an economic superpower and anybody who says they want in has some very powerful country. india makes an enormous amount of sense, pakistan and china would say no, japan doesn't make a lot of sense. in any case china would say no. germany, everybody says not another sie

restrictions imposed by the security council after previous following previous rocket launchers a nuclear test of all failed to deter p.r. yeah the co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war erik's iraq and think sanctions will only take a toll on the ordinary people there. they said they're going to limit money that by aids go toward nuclear technology well that means limiting cash when it means limiting cash for a country that can't eat itself because it doesn't have enough arable land to you to do so you're talking about taking food out of people's mouths so we have to examine why we use sanctions as something that is in essence a weapon of war and it cannot be used in this way because we're going to be taking money out of a country that needs the money to feed itself so in the end thank sions really ends up hurting people in a country who need it the most and i think we have to get over this and see that sanctions haven't worked hasn't worked in cuba and other places in for decades in iraq it didn't because we had to go into a war that didn't stop of saddam hussein thes

security council has adopted a resolution expanding sanctions against the country it was drafted by the u.s. and china and as a response to a third nuclear test r.t. is honest going to has the details from new york the fifteen member united nations security council presided this month why russia has adopted a new sanctions resolution against north korea in response to a third nuclear test conducted by pyongyang on february twelfth in defiance of existing united nations security council resolutions which basically bad any kind of nuclear testing by north korea and this latest resolution was drafted by the united states and china during three weeks of negotiations. and adopted this thursday unanimously by the security council what this latest new resolution calls for is an implementation of tighter restrictions on north korea including making it tougher for north korean officials to be able to carry around bokes of cash in suitcases it basically also calls for a ban on the shipping and receiving of banned cargo by and by north korea and also calls for states to deny aircraft over their te

the issues with north korea the un security council has adopted a resolution expanding sanctions against the country it was drafted by the u.s. and china and as a response appealing and third nuclear test argues on a thaw theatre going to have the details from new york. this is the member united nations security council presided this month by russia has adopted a new sanctions resolution against north korea in response to a certain nuclear test conducted by pyongyang on february twelfth in defiance of existing united nations security council resolution which basically ban any kind of nuclear testing by north korea and this latest resolution was drafted by the united states and china during three weeks of negotiations and adopted this thursday unanimously by the security council what this latest new resolution calls for is an implementation of tighter restrictions on north korea including making it tougher for north korean officials to be able to carry around bulks of cash in suitcases it basically also calls for a ban on the shipping and receiving of banned cargo by and by north korea an

security council stepped up sanctions.against north korea in response to pyongyang's defiant nuclear test last month the resolution for more penalties was unanimously approved by all fifteen member states while the us has threatened even more harsh measures if north korea carries out yet another atomic test what is going to china has more. well north korea is definitely paying the price for that nuclear test last month the un security council has unanimously condemned the test and now they also unanimously voted on a resolution to strengthen sanctions on north korea yet again the sanctions will target north korean banks and cash core years who might be funneling money to to the regimes nuclear and missile programs the resolution also outlines measures to step up scrutiny of suspicious sea shipments and air cargo and expense restrictions on several institutions and senior officials in north korea's weapons industry as well as a range of materials and technology known to be used as uranium enrichment this is just yet another

the security council has condemned the kidnapping. family members of the security council demanded the unconditional and immediate release of all the detained united nations peacekeepers and called upon all parties to cooperate in good faith to ensure security of its personnel. >> the mission has dispatched a team to diffuse the matter and prevent the conflict from widening. >> our correspondent is following that story and joins us now from jerusalem. could the conflict widened? how worried are these developments for israel? bamut is real is certainly very closely watching these events right now, but there has been a certain reluctance in commenting on the situation, but the israeli government has made clear that they will not accept any spillover of violence on to their side of the cease-fire line of the occupied golan heights. i think what appeals to us is the smaller as they call islamist groups affiliated with al qaeda or other terrorist groups, which use the ongoing chaos and tried to infiltrate onto their territory to get hold -

the fifteen member united nations security council presided this month why russia has adopted a new sanctions resolution against north korea and response to a third nuclear test conducted by pyongyang on february twelfth in defiance of existing united nations security council resolutions which basically bad any kind of nuclear testing by north korea and this latest resolution was drafted by the united states and china during three weeks of negotiations and adopted this thursday unanimously by the security council to give you a more general idea of what this resolution is all about what it basically does is condemns this latest nuclear test as well as any other nuclear activities conducted by north korea including uranium enrichment it also bans any further nuclear tests and calls upon north korea to return to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and most importantly the security council in this text calls for north korea to return to six party negotiations in terms of north korean reactions we have to say of course that this thursday north korean officials have threatened with a preemptive nuc

the un security council u.s. ambassador -- at the un security council, the u.s. ambassador dismissed the threats. "the vote was unanimous, and included north korea's closest ally, china." when north korea tries -- >> when north korea tries to move money to pay for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, countries must now block those transfers, even if the money is being carried in suitcases full of bulk cash. >> the sanctions are a response to a nuclear test that follow this rocket launch in december. they closed loopholes and strengthened measures imposed in previous revolutions, ring them more in line with un restrictions on it ran -- bringing them more in line with un restrictions on iran. >> defuse the tension. bring down the heat. >> negotiations are not the top priority on the ground. with the u.s. demonstrating its military support for south korea and pyongyang taking its hostile rhetoric to new heights . bbc news at the united nations in new york. >> are more on the tension, i spoke a brief time ago with -- for more on the tension, i spoke a brief ti

the security council will begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council also have before them a document, text of a draft resolution submitted by australia, belgium, canada, denmark, france, italy, japan, morocco, the philippines, republic of korea, rwanda, togo, united kingdom of great britain, and northern ireland, and the united states of america. it is my understanding that the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. i should put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in documents s/2013/136 please raise their hand. the result of the voting is as follows -- the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor, the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously, as resolution 2094 of 2013. the security council has concluded its present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. the meeting is adjourned. >> those sanctions are aimed at making it more difficult for north korea to finance and obtain material for its weapons programs. here is

security council -- the un security government has demanded the immediate release of the hostages. >> at 12 noon local time in , 21 filipino peacekeepers were conducting a logistics run. ther a series of talks, peacekeepers were allowed to proceed. on their way back, the rebels took the keys from their vehicle and they were not allowed to leave. they are currently brokering with authorities to address the demands of the rebels and negotiating. will remain in custody until the demands of the rebels are met. >> iraq's called the in christians-- caldean have a new patriarch. he was enthroned in baghdad a midst height security -- in bag security.st hitight he says he will help build a more peaceful iraq. the bedouins say they have an unofficial copy of a new israel plan -- of an israel plan for a new town. the first step towards clearing the bubble. there are five jewish settlements there already, as well as an area called e-1. it's where israel wants to build a controversial settlement. ma'ais tribe lives in the le adumim bubble. the clan is originally from the mcgrath -- magreb desert.

security council unanimously vote. career. could spend up to twelve years in prison. to look at his involvement but said splashing acid on his. chain. examine the prospects of the political transition. around the world and screen online international news and comment. the un is demanding the immediate release of a group of its peacekeepers taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights the militants say they are using the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village middle east correspondent paula has the details. all twenty one you in personnel were unarmed they're all from the philippines and we've heard from the philippines foreign office who has demanded their immediate release the philippines government says that they are being treated well that negotiations are underway to try and secure the release of the militants are admitting that they took these u. n. personnel to try and prevent an attack by assad's loyalists in other words what we're seeing is that the rebel forces are using this you emp

security council's approval of tougher sanctions against the north. council members made the move to punish the reclusive nation for carrying out a nuclear test last month. >> translator: the united states and south korea went as far as adopting a u.n. security council resolution to impose more sanctions on our country while trying to set off a nuclear war. >> a statement by the committee in charge of interkorean dialogue says north korea will scrap non-aggression being pacts with the south starting monday. the same says the country will close the north/south hotline at the demilitarized zone. authorities at pyongyang said they would cancel the 1953 armistice that ended hostilities in the korean war. they justified that decision by saying they were responding to u.s./south korea military exercises that started a week ago and will continue into april. north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they're ready to strike back against anything the north throws at them. >> translator: north korea is co

the un security council u.s. ambassador -- at the un security council, the u.s. ambassador dismissed the threats. "the vote was unanimous, and included north korea's closest ally, china." when north korea tries -- >> when north korea tries to move money to pay for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs countries must now block those transfers, even if the money is being carried in suitcases full of bulk cash. >> the sanctions are a response to a nuclear test that follow this rocket launch in december. they closed loopholes and strengthened measures imposed in previous revolutions ring them more in line with un restrictions on it ran -- bringing them more in line with un restrictions on iran. >> defuse the tension. bring down the heat. >> negotiations are not the top priority on the ground. with the u.s. demonstrating its military support for south korea and pyongyang taking its hostile rhetoric to new heights . bbc news at the united nations in new york. >> are more on the tension, i spoke a brief time ago with -- for more on the tension, i spoke a brief time

opponents militarily, and they count on being shielded by some countries at the united nations security council. it will be necessary to turn each of these calculations on its head if the conflict is to come to a peaceful end. securing a diplomatic breakthrough remains, of course, our objective. last week i discussed it with john kerry here in london and other close partners with the friends of the syrian people in rome. in rome i also met the syrian national coalition's president and welcomed his brave announcement that the national coalition is open to direct talks with members of the assad regime. we continue our efforts to develop common ground with russia. i will have talked with the russian foreign minister later this afternoon and next week also here in london. and at the end of january, the u.n. and arab league special representative for syria set out a credible plan for the establishment of a transitional authority in syria. we're working with allies to achieve, if at all possible, security council backing for a transition process, and i'm meeting mr. bra brahimi again ao this afternoo

security council voted today for new sanctions against north korea. the unanimous vote by the 15- member council. the resolution puts new restrictions on north korea. [speaking foreign language] >> the agenda is adopted. under rule 37 of the council's provision of rules of procedure, i invite the representatives of belgium, canada, denmark, italy, japan and the philippines to participate in this meeting. if so desired. -- it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council also have before them document 2013 stroke 136, the text of a draft resolution submitted by australia, belgium, canada, denmark, italy, france, italy, japan, morocco, the philippines, the republic of korea, rwanda, togo, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and the united states of america. it is my understanding that the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before us. i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained

the security council vote proves its members are willing to take a risk on the unknown because quite simply nothing else has worked. >> athletics world governing body, the iaaf, says that oscar pistorius would be allowed to compete in moscow if he qualifies. the double amputee was granted permission to leave south africa for races while he awaits trial for shooting his girlfriend. the iaaf also said that event invites are at the discretion of the organizers. somalia's fragile economy is under threat this time because of a rapidly strengthening currency. the dramatic rise of the schilling is due to the influx of u.s. dollars from foreign investors. as we report, that is what having an impact on small businesses -- that is having an impact on small businesses. >> it's tough being a money changer in mogadishu. the local currency, the schilling, has doubled in value. and it shifts wildly every day. each million schilling brick is worth about $60 u.s., he tells me. tomorrow it will be worth between $62 and $65. the booming construction industry is one sector that ought to benefit from the

the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council also have before them document 2013 stroke 136, the text of a draft resolution submitted by australia, belgium, canada, denmark, italy, france, italy, japan, morocco, the philippines, the republic of korea, rwanda, togo, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and the united states of america. it is my understanding that the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before us. i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document s stroke 2013 stroke 136 please raise their hand? the result of the voting is as follows -- the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously. resolution 2094 of 2013. the security council has not concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. the meeting is adjourned. >> following the meeting, members spoke with reporters. you will hear from susan rice. this is

want to take place a negative nation security council so how breaks members could influence their informal think united nations irrespective of what is going on in terms. interaction and coordination even on syrian issue at brics i think we have a big issue on the un reform in broader terms and most pacifically on the un security council reform up. no doubt there are differences of views differences of priorities among brics members on the c.s.u. russia is here as in many other aspects of this agenda balancing force this is how we want to play out our role there with think whatever might be the outcome of the current efforts to have governmental negotiations on the un security council reform conducted under afghani chairmanship since two thousand and nine and eventual outcome of these talks should be very inclusive it should command broad support by far broader than two thirds of the vote. needed for adoption of any resolution of the un general assembly secondly we need to maintain the effectiveness of the council easier said than done but it can be translated into more specific positions

security council has stepped up sanctions against north korea in response to pyongyang's defiant nuclear test last month the resolution for more penalties was unanimously approved by all fifteen member states well let's get more on this from you can. you know what exactly these sanctions that have been imposed on north korea this time around and what will their likely effect be there on pyongyang. well bill north korea is definitely paying the price for that nuclear test last month the u.n. security council has unanimously condemned the vote and now they also unanimously voted on a resolution to strengthen sanctions on the on the regime the sanctions will target north korean banks and cash core years who might be funneling money to the regimes nuclear and missile programs the resolution also outlines measures to step up to scrutiny of suspicious sea shipments and air cargo and it expands restrictions on several institutions and senior officials in north north korea's weapons industry as well as the range of materials and technology known to be used in uranium enrichment and this is just

they are in step when it comes to security council issues like syria and iran. they are both keen to counter the united states power and influence in the asia-pacific region. and they will be looking to sign a number of agreements on trade and energy. the russians very much need chinese assistance in the far east. what we might expect out of this could be a pipeline from russia into china. the russians need to diversify their energy. they are too dependent on the europeans. the chinese are the world's top energy consumer today need russian gas. they will be potentially looking to sign deals on the subject of arms. big exporter of arms to the chinese. that fits in with their geopolitical alignments. the russians really have -- really need money from the chinese to help develop their far east, which is a very underdeveloped part of russia. they will be looking for china's investment, not just materials, but investment in manufacturing and infrastructure. president putin has said he needs china's wind in russia's economic sale. >> the un is launching an investigati

responsibility to protect as a justification for doing this with out the security council authorization makes a travesty of any notion of international law or no no that wasn't my point i think you're missing that i think you fundamentally missed my point the point is on its own is not enough to pete without the commitment to nation build afterwards and without a commitment to put law and order in place does not suffice for the purposes of protecting a population which is being butchered by a political force that's the point the point is not to use to pete and then intervene and invade countries i think completely missed the point i'm trying to make ok matthew what's who's driving this is that the saudis the gulf countries i mean this because what there is the u.s. national interest in syria. well no the it doesn't seem like there is except you know obviously the fear it could gain a bit of a foothold it seems amazing to me that you know the government's job is. to protect its national national interests and to declare war when appropriate and . i have yet to hear any american politicia

the un security council unanimously votes to adopt more sanctions on north korea following pyongyang's nuclear tests last month. bolshoi ballet dancer pavel dmitrichenko could spend up to twelve years in prison for masterminding an attack on his artistic director the soloist admitted his involvement but said splashing acid on his boss wasn't the plan. and venezuelans are in mourning the country braces itself for change after the death of its flamboyant media has examined the prospects of the political transition our top stories this hour. this is r.t. can be live from the russian capital with you twenty four hours a day syrian activists are reporting clashes and shelling in the golan heights where a group of un peacekeepers are currently being held hostage by syrian rebels united nations is demanding the immediate release of the twenty one peacekeepers that medicine say they are using the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village middle east correspondent has the details. all twenty one you in personnel were unarmed the

security council to agree on its fourth round of sanctions against north korea. vote was unanimous, imposing new financial curbs. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice: >> taken together, these sanctions will bite and bite hard. they increase north korea's isolation and raise the cost to north korea's leaders of defying the international community. >> suarez: the sanctions aim to make it more difficult for north korea's leader, kim jong-un, to finance his nuclear and missile programs. in december, the north successfully fired a long-range rocket, saying it was designed to orbit a satellite. and last month, north koreans cheered scientists who carried out the country's third nuclear test. that event directly provoked today's u.n. action. north korea's closest ally, china, even helped draft the sanctions. >> we want to see full implementation of the resolution. the top priority now is to defuse the tension, bring down the heat. ( applause ) >> suarez: instead, the sounds and images from pyongyang today were all about defiance. civilians and members of the militar

members of the security council are demanding they be released immediately. the peace keepers monitor a cease-fire. the captors are from the syrian opposition. a video posted online shows armed men standing around u.n. vehicles. one of them says they will hold on to the captives. the u.n. security council gathered for an emergency meeting to figure out how to respond. they strongly condemned a group of 20 peace united nations. about 1,000 peace keepers from four countries are stationed in the golan heights. officia >>> officials say more and more syrians are fleeing into neighboring countries. officials say more than 400,000 people have fled since january. many are crossing into turkey or jordan. aid workers have asked for $1 billion to cover expenses but they say that would only last until june. agency officials say they were provided with a quarter of the money they need. he's asking the leaders of other countries for help. a senior u.s. envoy had expressexpress ed his frustrations. they're committed to what he called deception, defiance and delay. >> the t

security council is meeting behind closed doors to discuss the sanctions in response to the north nuclear weapons test. experts believe the north koreans nuclear arsenal includes up to 12 weapons. >> in the foreseeable future we may have a persistent problem that doesn't boil over and doesn't go away. >> the north took their own steps vowing to cancel the 1963 korean war cease-fire because of sanctions and ongoing united states and south korean joint military drills. >>the vatican is waiting for five more cardinals to reach rome before setting the date for the conclave to elect a new pope. the vatican spokesman says a handful of cardinals arrived last night bringing the number of voting age cardinals to 110 out of the 115 expected to take part. also, today, the vatican closed the chapel to the public. the cardinals gather there to select a new pope. the urns that hold and burn the ballot of now being put into place. >> a lot of tradition there. a big forecast ahead for us, finally. >> desperately needed rain as you mentioned earlier. now, a look outside, everyone, you can see from emeryvi

the security council has to take time to reconsider. >> really?ld be reading that stuff. it is those stupid actualy comic books. >> but oh, that jugged had. >> chavez funeral. why lib liberals support dictators. from is a strain that knows what is best. they long for a dictator and they get caught. tom freedhan said he wished america could be a china. >> no, just longs for a firm hand. >> i don't at all. >> that is a good point. >> thank you. i thought you meant tucker. >> both of you making good points. >> yeah. >> that makes me nervous. >> nick you said seen pen was the greatest actor. don't appreciate the shot at nick cage. >> you know the middle name. should be put in one. >> i will let that sit. >> i thought it was monte. >> law professor has students going after sugary drivings. >> tucker, using a tenure to get away. interestingly a 2003 arcticle the hatchet contains this line. he holds back opinions to let them think for themselves . >> i profile would john banad. in 1996. hoe was the most unpleasant. truly pom pass nopolian figure in his c

the security council held a closed door session on wednesday. after the meeting, russia's representative expressed support for the syrian government. >> i do hope that the secretary-general is going to act on that invitation expeditiously. >> britain's envoy is backing the opposition. >> but it is the syrian regime which has stockpiles of chemical weapons and materials in syria. >> deputy ambassador parham says a number of council members will ask the secretary-general for a probe that also considers the opposition's claims. u.s. president barack obama wants to know exactly what happened in syria. he calls the use of chemical weapons a game-changer. >> i've instructed my teams to work closely with all other countries in the region and international organizations and institutions to find out precisely whether or not this red line was crossed. >> obama expressed doubt the rebels carried out this kind of attack. he says the international community must act should it be determined chemical weapons were used. >>> a former army officer has been charge

. >> new security council, what is the chance of this happening?ll want singapore's ambassador of the u.n. you tried to get india on china vetoes and you tried to take nigeria, the south africans get upset or vice versa. it's never going to happen. >> but you're absolutely right. and that's precisely the problem that for every japan, there's a south kor that says no. all the losers, the mexicos, the pakistans, the south koreas, others actually become winners and they get automatic seat in the security council at every fourth turn. now, that's a remarkable improvement for countries that have to spend millions of dollars to try to get re-elected back to the security council every four years. now, i'm saying, you have a seat. so, it's a win, win, win for the small states, the middle powers and the great powers. that's why i think eventually, not right away, the 777 formula can break the current lock on security council reform. >> great thing about this book, a lot of insight at 30,000 feet and also insight at the ground level because you live through

the security council will begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. members of the council also have before them a document, the text of a draft resolution submitted by australia, belgium, canada, denmark, france, italy, japan, morocco, the philippines, the republic of korea, rwanda, togo, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and the united states of america. it is my understanding that the council is ready to proceed to the vote. from the draft resolution before it. >> i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in documents s-136 please raise their hand? the results of the vote is as follows. the resolution received 15 votes in favor. the resolution has been adopted unanimously. the security council has concluded the present stage of the item on its agenda. the meeting is adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> today the security council adopted resolution 2094 conditioning -- condemni

security council not to impose tougher sanctions on north korea for its recent nuclear tests. this is just over two hours. >> this hearing on north korea will come to order. on february the 12th, north korea conducted its third test, his most powerful test today. a nuclear weapon, a smaller weapon because north korea is working on miniaturizing a sweatband in order to place it on the head of an icbm. this followed decembers launch of a three stage ballistic missile. we've had test after test, broken promise after broken promise and successive administrations, both republican and democrat have clung to an unrealistic hope that one day, north korea will negotiate away its nuclear programs. if they hope in a 1994, many senior members here shaer when they pass agreement in 18 years ago with north korea. but during that whole period of time we attempted to engage, we found instead that north korea was perfecting their weapon, was violating those negotiations. so the approach we have taken has failed at three nuclear tests later, i think we have to be realistic. we have to find a be